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Sure, but the revelations about PRISM are pretty damning.

• lern_too_spel 4y ago
  In what way? PRISM (as described in the leaked and declassified document instead of Greenwald's wacky interpretation of those documents) is very clearly legal.
  • ok_dad 4y ago
    Why is “legal” the bar here? What is something is legal but still bad otherwise?
    • lern_too_spel 4y ago
      Building data processing systems to spy on foreigners outside the US who are national security risks isn't even "bad." It's better than bad, it's good!
      • ok_dad 4y ago
        I’m sure that those systems can’t be repurposed to look inwardly…
        • lern_too_spel 4y ago
          Yes, that would be against the law, and since the data comes from third parties who have to approve each request for which accounts to monitor, it is highly unlikely they could get away with it even if they didn't have numerous internal leaks and declassifications. In other words, your certainty is justified.
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